End-of-term report · Western Cape

Cape Agulhas · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 10 of 11 councillors served the whole term.

11seats at the start 1ward seats changed hands 0of those changed party DA 5largest at the start DA 5largest at the end DA 5largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

11 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 11 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange

5 → 5

ANC

3 → 3

DLRP

2 → 2

FF Plus

1 → 1

as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

When	Ward	Left	Why	Came in
15 Feb 2023	Ward 5	Gerhard Jakobus Olwage DA	by-election	Andries Stephanus Eksteen DA

The council's record over the term

Cape Agulhas meets 2 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?

Meets the norm

Clean

An unqualified audit with no findings

Cape Agulhas's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.

Cape Agulhas holds under a month of running costs in cash. Treasury asks for three.

2024/25 · was 6.7 months↘ slipping

Collects what it bills?

Short of it

89%

norm 95%

For every R100 Cape Agulhas bills, it collects R89. Treasury expects R95.

2024/25 · was 87%→ steady

Looks after what it owns?

Meets the norm

13.2%

norm 8.0%

Cape Agulhas spends 13.2% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.

2024/25 · was 13.6%↘ slipping

Spends the building budget?

Short of it

-15%

norm 0%

Cape Agulhas left 15% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.

2023/24 · was -11%↘ slipping

33.6% of Cape Agulhas's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.

2023/24 · was 2.9%↘ slipping

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year

2021/22clean 2022/23clean 2023/24clean

Cash coverage

0.9 mo2024/25

province median 2.1 mo · Treasury: bad

Debtor collection

88.9%2024/25

province median 92.2% · Treasury: bad

Repairs and maintenance

13.2%2024/25

province median 4.5% · Treasury: good

Capital budget spent

-14.9%2023/24

province median -19.0% · Treasury: average

Wasteful expenditure

33.6%2023/24

province median 6.9% · Treasury: bad

Current ratio

1.002024/25

province median 1.55 · Treasury: average

The council's record, not any councillor's. Source: National Treasury Municipal Money and Auditor-General reports, fetched 11 Nov 2026. Financial years end in June.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor

Raymond Ross

Deputy Mayor

Karin Donald

Municipal Manager

Hendrik Krohn

Chief Financial Officer

Werner Jonker

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 5 of 11 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.